阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

A

Here’s the news from BBC.Theresa May,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,sends her wishes to those who celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year at Chinese New Year Reception 2017.

"I would like to start by welcoming everybody here to Number 10 Downing Street - my office but also my home.And it’s wonderful to see so many people here and to see the building so beautifully decorated,actually,for Chinese New Year.And I'm delighted that Chinese New Year is an annual celebration in this house just as it is across Britain and across the world.

Today is the beginning of the Year of the Rooster,more specifically,the Year of the Fire Rooster,which I’m told comes every 60 years.Our ambition is to make Britain a country where whoever yoarc,whatever your background, yocan go as far as your talents will take you.And I think that in the British Chinese community,we have an excellent example.Ever since the first Chinese settlers came to this country,in the port cities of Liverpool,Cardiff and London,you’ve been a model of integration(融入)and success.Chinese enterprises,from food to finance, manufacturing to the arts,is a successful support of the British economy.

We want to follow that example,to ensure that whoever they arc,they're able to reach their potential.

So as we end the Year of the Fire Monkey,a year in which 1 was born,let us welcome the Year of the Fire Rooster,approach it with that openness,confidence,hard work and leadership,build that Global Britain,growing our relationship and our strategic(战略的)partnership with China as we do so.And let me wish yoand your families a very happy and healthy New Year."

21.Why did Theresa May deliver the speech?

A.To honor some successful oversea Chinese. B.To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

C.To forecast the Year of the Fire Rooster. D.To welcome students studying in England.

22.What can we infer from the text?

A.All oversea Chinese celebrate the New Year.

B.The Year of the Rooster comes before the Year of the Monkey.

C.Chinese enterprises make great contributions to the British economy.

D.Everyone can reach their potential in England.

23.What’s Theresa May’s attitude towards Chinese working in England?

A.Appreciative. B.Negative. C.Casual. D.Ambiguous.

B

More and more people,especially in developed countries,arc becoming older.In the United States there are currently over 40 million people aged 65 and over,more than 10 million are over 85.Caring for these senior citizens is becoming a necessity,and a big industry.

Traditionally,care for the elderly has taken place in an extended family,where grandparents live at home and arc helped by other family members.However,as more and more young people enter the work force full time they cannot care for their parents or grandparents any more.There are more than 10,000 organizations that provide care for the elderly.More than 1,000 were founded last year alone.Ordinary people quit their jobs and start private care centers, where they offer senior citizens their services.

One of the most difficult aspects of such an organization is finding the right people to do the job.Caring for the elderly is not an easy task.It requires skill and patience.Among daily tasks arc preparing meals,washing older people, or simply keeping them company.Many care workers quit because they find it very depressing(令人沮丧的).It is important to help the elderly stay mobile as long as possible.When they cannot walk or climb stairs they need more help:thus costs become higher.Care workers concentrate on exercises to help them stay mobile.In many cases assisted living replaces round-the-clock health care.Elderly people need help with some daily tasks but can mostly live on their own.It also costs less than full nursing care.

While wealthy Americans turn to private care centers,those who are poorer cannot pay for the services because Medicare docs not cover it.Not all countries offer health care provided by the state.In Asia and Africa,for example, older people are cared for by family members.

24.Why arc more and more private care centers started?

A.Many people can't find other jobs. B.Caring for the elderly is an easy task.

C.Many young people take full time jobs. D.Care workers can get well paid.

25.Who pays for the service in the care center?

A.Medicare. B.The state. C.The family. D.Care centers.

26.What is the third paragraph in the text mainly about?

A.Reasons to start a care center. B.Skills that care workers need.

C.Costs for nursing care. D.Difficulties in running a care centre.

27.How many daily tasks for nursing care are mentioned in the text?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.

C

The world’s longest 3nd deepest railway underground passage,the Gotthard Base Tunnel,opened on I June 2016 after many years of construction.Trains can travel at speeds of up to 250 km an hour through the 57 km long tunnel.It look 17 years to complete and cost $12 billion.A total of 2600 workers involved in building the tunnel had to excavate more than 28 million tons of rocks.Nine people died during The construction.The engineering milestone will bring southern Germany and northern Italy closer together.

Gattardino shuttle trains will be running between the two endpoints of the tunnel and make a stop at Sedrun,a mountain station in the middle.65 passenger and 240 freight(货物) trains are expected to travel through the tunnel every day.The Gotthard Base Tunnel will reduce the time it takes trains to pass through the Alps,which have been a natural barrier to travel.In the past traders and merchants had to use mountain passes to travel from north to south. The first Gotthard rail tunnel opened in 1882,but as time went on,it could not handle the growing traffic.

In the 1990s,Swiss citizens approved of a government plan to build a new tunnel.The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity(容量)through the Alpine barrier,especially for freight. This not only significantly reduces the danger of deadly road crashes involving trucks,but also reduces the environmental damage caused by the ever-increasing amount of freight carried by heavy trucks.The new tunnel is expected to reduce road t

raffic crossing the Alps as more and more truck companies will put their freight on Swiss trains.

28.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “excavate” in Paragraph 1?

A.bury B.wash C.weigh D.remove

29.What is the main purpose of building the tunnel through the Alps?